County to hire OPS Strategies to rewrite Rural PRD rules
Teton County commissioners on Monday are set to consider a $7,500 sole-source contract with OPS Strategies to draft Land Development Regulations changes that would remove Rural and Complete Neighborhood PRD tools and tighten floor area limits on small rural parcels.
Teton County commissioners on Monday are set to consider a sole-source deal with OPS Strategies, capped at $7,500, to draft amendments to the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) that would remove the Rural Planned Residential Development (PRD) and Complete Neighborhood PRD tools, and limit maximum floor area on smaller Rural-1 and Rural-2 parcels by applying standards more typical of smaller-lot zones. Planning staff frame the work as a clean-up item coming out of the county’s long-range planning work plan, and as a response to very small rural parcels created through family or exempt subdivisions. R Board Meeting Agenda
If approved, the consultant would draft the code text and staff reports for two public hearings (one Planning Commission and one Board of County Commissioners hearing), plus filing documents after adoption. For housing folks, the thing to watch is whether “streamlining” is paired with any actual guardrails on rural buildout, because removing bonus tools and tightening floor area can cut speculative upside on small rural lots without creating a single new deed-restricted home. BCC Staff Report Packet
Background
In July 2026, Teton County considered an agreement with OPS Strategies to remove Rural and CN PRDs from LDRs and limit floor area on small rural parcels, aiming to streamline development review for a $7,500 consulting fee.
Latest: 2026-07-21 — Teton County Board of County Commissioners formally considered and recommended approval of the agreement with OPS Strategies for the proposed Rural PRD LDR amendments.
curated as of 2026-07-19
Teton County considered a process amendment (AMD2026-0002) in spring 2026 to align with new state housing laws, shifting amendment initiation to the Board or Planning Director and streamlining public input.
Latest: 2026-05 — Staff and Planning Director recommend approval of AMD2026-0002, changing the process for LDR and Zoning Map Amendments to be Board/Director-initiated, requiring pre-application conference, and removing the $1,500 application fee.
curated as of 2026-05-30
AMD2026-0002 centralizes initiation of LDR and zoning map amendments to County officials, adds pre-application conferences, lowers fees, and aligns reviews with annual work planning.
Latest: 2026-08-04 — Board of County Commissioners scheduled public hearing for AMD2026-0002.
curated as of 2026-07-09
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | BCC Staff Report Packet — Agreement with OPS Strategies for Rural PRD LDR Amendments | packet |
| July 20, 2026 | R Board Meeting Agenda | agenda |